
broken law of God demanded the life of
the sinner. In all the universe there was
but one who could, in behalf of man,
satisfy its claims. Since the divine law is as
sacred as God Himself, only one equal
with God could make atonement for its
transgression. None but Christ could re-
deem fallen man from the curse of the
law, and bring him again into harmony
with Heaven. Christ would take upon
Himself the guilt and shame of sin,—sin
so offensive to a holy God that it must
separate the Father and His Son. Christ
would reach to the depths of misery to
rescue the ruined
race."—Patriarchs and
Prophets,
page 63.
9.
How does the repentant sinner
share in Christ's death? Rom. 6:1-4.
NOTE.—"The work of redemption in-
volves consequences of which it is difficult
for man to have any conception. 'Eye hath
not seen, nor ear heard, neither have en-
tered into the heart of man, the things
which God bath prepared for them that
love Him.' As the sinner, drawn by the
power of Christ, approaches the uplifted
cross, and prostrates himself before it,
there is a new creation. A new heart is
given him. He becomes a new creature in
Christ Jesus. Holiness finds that it has
nothing more to require. God Himself is
`the justifier of him which believeth in Je-
sus.' And 'whom He justified, them He
also glorified.; Great as is the shame and
degradation through sin, even greater will
be the honor and exaltation through re-
deeming love. To human beings striving
for conformity to the divine image there is
imparted an outlay of heaven's treasure,
an excellency of power, that will place
them higher than even the angels who have
never
fallen."—Christ's Object Lessons,
pages 162, 163.
10.
What transformation is
wrought through justification? Rom.
5:1-5.
NOTE.—"The apostle Paul clearly pre-
sents the relation between faith and the
law under the new covenant. He says:
`Being
justified by faith,
we have peace
with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.'
`Do we then make void the law through
faith? God forbid; yea, we establish the
law.' 'For what the law could not do, in
that it was weak through the flesh,'—it
could not justify man, because in his sinful
nature he could not keep the law,—`God
sending His own Son in the likeness of sin-
ful flesh, and for sin, condemned sin in the
flesh; that
the righteousness of the law
might be fulfilled in us, who walk not after
the flesh, but after the Spirit.'
"—Patri-
archs and Prophets,
page 373.
Grace Grows to Perfection
11.
Why did God desire heart serv-
ice from the children of Israel? Deut.
5:29.
NoTE.—"The law was not spoken at this
time exclusively for the benefit of the He-
brews. God honored them by making them
the guardians and keepers of His law, but
it was to be held as a sacred trust for the
whole world. The precepts of the Decalogue
are adapted to all mankind, and they were
given for the instruction and government
of all. Ten precepts, brief, comprehensive,
and authoritative, cover the duty of man
to God and to his fellow man; and all
based upon the great fundamental principle
of love. 'Thou shalt love the Lord thy God
with all thy heart, and with all thy soul,
and with all thy strength, and with all thy
mind; and thy neighbor as thyself.' In
the Ten Commandments these principles
are carried out in detail, and made appli-
cable to the condition and circumstances of
man."—Patriarchs and Prophets,
page 305.
12.
How will the love of Christ in
the heart be. revealed? John 14:15, 21;
Rom. 13:8-10.
NOTE.—"Righteousness is holiness, like-
ness to God; and 'God is love.' It is con-
formity to the law of God; for 'all Thy
commandments are righteousness;' and
`love is the fulfilling of the law.' Righteous-
ness is love, and love is the light and the
life of God. The righteousness of God is
embodied in Christ. We receive righteous-
ness by receiving
Him."—Thoughts From
the Mount of Blessing,
page 34.
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